Inch and Tear

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Inch verb - To move slowly.

Usage example: the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway

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Tear is an antonym for inch.

Nearby Word: inched

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

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Inch is an antonym for tear.

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

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